Microsoft Gets Social — Redmond has big plans for tools and partnerships that will let users consult a circle of friends when conducting Web searches — Software giant Microsoft is taking its MSN Search division on a comeback tour. The next stop: Social search, a way of making Web search …

Fox, affils sync up — Net agrees to share non-linear revenue — Fox has sealed a new deal with its affiliates that will finally allow it to enter the iPod age. — The six-year pact — an extension of affils' previous agreement to contribute to Fox's costly NFL rights package …

Fox will put TV reruns on the Internet: report —Text+NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp.'s Fox network has signed a six-year agreement with its 187 affiliated stations that will let it show reruns of its television programs on the Internet, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Thursday.

AKISMET FOR MT: DEATH TO SPAM — If that headline means anything to you, then rejoice. It's long been known that Akismet, WordPress's remarkable anti-comment spam technology, was the best out there. Moveable Type users (like me) salivated at the thought of having Akismet-like functionality on our sites.

ISP snooping gaining support — The explosive idea of forcing Internet providers to record their customers' online activities for future police access is gaining ground in state capitols and in Washington, D.C. — Top Bush administration officials have endorsed the concept …

| Exclusive - Inside the PS3 - Updated — This brings us to the information we have concerning the PS3. As some gamers have heard, Sony revealed at GDC this year that they will be constantly reserving 1 of the 7 available SPEs on the Cell Processor for their OS. This, we have discovered, is just the tip of the iceberg.

Video review of Toshiba Portege M400 Tablet PC — I have created a video review of the Toshiba Portege M400 Tablet PC. This is my first ever video production, so this is more of a learning experience than anything. Also, I was using an old webcam to record to video, so the quality is pretty poor.

IPTV IS DEAD (PART 27) — Techdirt reminded us last year how broadcast IPTV is a dumb idea, as the future's all in faster-than-real-time downloads. (Usual nod of head to Odlyzko for being a decade ahead of us all here.) — In future you'll only want to watch stuff that's gained a strong reputation for quality.

hCalendar + Google Calendar Reminders — Everyone is talking about Google Calendar today. I was supposed to be beta-beta testing it and have been thinking how to integrate with my Calendar+SPARQL work. However, the beta-beta time expired and I never did anything with it. The ideas were along the lines of:

Newsweek implements private label RSS reader — I have a strong preference for Newsgator over Bloglines so I'm very happy to read about their new partnership with Newsweek. Newsweek readers can now use a free web based RSS reader wrapped in Newsweek branding and pre-seeded with Newsweek feeds.

Brands take buzz to bank through free TV placement — LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - During the past four months, Apple iPods, Macs and other products have been featured 250 times on 38 different network primetime shows, including such hits as "CSI: NY" and "The O.C."